Anthony Elanga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony David Junior Elanga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyllie, Sweden[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 56 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Sweden U17 | 5 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 4 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:12, 28 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
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Anthony David Junior Elanga (born 27 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Sweden under-17 team.
Club career
Manchester United
Early career
Elanga made his Under-18s Premier League North debut as a schoolboy, coming on as a substitute in the final match of the division at Liverpool. As a first-year scholar during the 2018–19 season, he scored four times in 22 appearances for Neil Ryan's Manchester United U18s team, including a Goal of the Month contender against Newcastle United in March.
In 2019–20, Elanga was the leading scorer for the under-18s, managing seven goals in nine league appearances before the season was curtailed prematurely by the COVID-19 pandemic. For his performances, he was given the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award, given each season to Manchester United's best academy player.[3]
A first glimpse of senior action arrived in the club's only pre-season friendly ahead of the 2020–21 season, at Aston Villa, when he came on as a second-half substitute at the 75th minute for Marcus Rashford.[4] Elanga scored six goals for the reserves in the first half of the 2020–21 season before suffering a collar bone injury after scoring twice in a 4–2 loss to Leicester City.
On 16 March 2021, he signed a new long-term contract with the club.[5] On 6 April 2021, after recovering from his injury, he was added to the club's B list for the UEFA Europa League, making him eligible to play in the first leg of their quarter-final against Granada.[6] He travelled to Spain with the squad the following day,[7] and was named on the bench as United won 2–0.[8]
International career
Elanga plays his international football for Sweden and has represented them at various under-age levels. In 2019, he played in the Under-17 European Championship and scored twice against France.[9]
Personal life
Elanga is the son of former Cameroon international Joseph Elanga.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 April 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Manchester United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (6 July 2018). "United's Academy intake for 2018/19". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (17 September 2020). "Elanga wins prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Friendly: Aston Villa 1 United 0". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Elanga signs new United contract". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "United add forward to Europa League squad". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "United announce travelling squad for Spain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ Emons, Michael (8 April 2021). "Granada 0-2 Manchester United: Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes on target in first leg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "United Briefing: five fast facts about Elanga". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "MFF-profilens son uttagen i landslaget: "Jag är imponerad"". 24Malmö.se (in svenska). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ Anthony Elanga at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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